Head Chef – 76k Package – Temp Live In

An exceptional opportunity for an experienced Head Chef to take the lead in the kitchen of a beautiful luxury country house hotel in Worcestershire, offering a strong package, temporary accommodation and the opportunity to lead a genuinely impressive brigade.

This is a stunning hotel with a serious approach to food, offering refined dining alongside private dining and exclusive-use events. The main restaurant operates at a level comparable with a 3AA Rosette kitchen, with a strong emphasis on quality ingredients, excellent technique and consistency. The kitchen itself is exceptionally well equipped and has a brigade of experienced chefs, alongside a dedicated pastry team producing all of the hotel's pastries in-house. It is a well-structured operation with plenty of scope for the right chef to make their mark.

Benefits:

• £65,000 salary plus tronc
• Bonus scheme worth around £7,500
• Temporary accommodation available in a hotel room or staff house
• Additional monthly tronc of around £250-£300
• Excellent, top-of-the-range kitchen facilities
• Experienced kitchen brigade with dedicated pastry team
• Opportunity to develop the food offering within a luxury hotel

The Role

As Head Chef, you will take overall responsibility for the kitchen, leading the brigade and ensuring consistently high standards across all areas of food production. The operation currently includes a fine dining restaurant of around 40 covers, private dining and exclusive-use events, with further development of the hotel's food and beverage offering planned for the future.

As Head Chef you will:

• Lead, motivate and develop the kitchen brigade
• Maintain consistently high standards across food quality and presentation
• Manage labour, payroll, ordering, stock and kitchen costs effectively
• Ensure the kitchen operates efficiently and commercially
• Work closely with the wider hotel management team
• Develop menus that reflect the quality and style of the property
• Maintain excellent food safety and hygiene standards

The ideal candidate will be an established Head Chef or senior Sous Chef from a strong 2AA or 3AA Rosette hotel or restaurant, with the technical ability to lead a high-quality kitchen but also the commercial understanding required to manage labour, payroll and kitchen costs. This is very much a hotel operation, so we are looking for a chef who takes pride in delivering excellent food without losing sight of the wider business. You'll be a confident and grounded leader who can bring the team with you, rather than someone looking to make the kitchen all about themselves.

With an excellent kitchen, talented brigade, dedicated pastry operation, temporary accommodation and a package worth around £76,000, this is a fantastic opportunity for a Head Chef looking to take responsibility for an exciting luxury hotel operation in Worcestershire.

Due to the number of applicants received, unfortunately we are unable to reply individually to each. Should your application be suitable for the role, then you'll hear from us within 48 hours, thank you.